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Clifford Capital targets $600m for transition vehicle

After reaching a $250m first close, its ETAF blended finance vehicle is looking for deals, Lily Choh tells Rob Langston

Green Guarantee Company secures €32m to expand climate guarantees

The Green Guarantee Company (GGC) has secured €32 million ($36.6 million) from KfW to expand its guarantee capacity for climate projects in emerging markets and developing economies.

Allianz & Zurich launch blended finance investment company

Allianz and Zurich have partnered with Germany's KfW and FinDev Canada to jointly launch an investment vehicle to grow private finance for sustainable development in emerging markets.

Blended finance must be deployed more wisely, says HSBC

Blended finance can't be seen as a way to solve something which the private sector "just doesn't want to take on", according to HSBC.

Policy must do heavy lifting to unlock investment, says Green Climate Fund

There are four key elements that need to be addressed by governments in developing countries to attract and enable private capital to flow into sustainability-focused projects, according to the Green Climate Fund.

Realize secures CAD276m for impact fund-of-funds

Luxembourg commits to TFFF

A pioneering blended finance initiative to conserve the world's tropical forests has received a boost after Luxembourg committed €50 million of funding and was named the host of its investment fund.

Lloyds provides £500m sustainability-linked loan to retrofit UK universities

Big Nature Impact Fund raises £65m after narrowing focus

Finance Earth's fund has finally reached a first close, with a refreshed remit and institutional investor backing. Genevieve Redgrave reports

Landmark telecoms deal could 'open floodgates' for Indonesia, says GuarantCo

GuarantCo expects its debut Indonesian telecoms infrastructure loan guarantee to open the door for significant private capital flows into the country's sustainable infrastructure sector.